Some useful tips for using the dwm window manager on Ubuntu:
GDM / Booting
- To disable the automatic start of gdm, add "text" to the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT-line in /etc/defaults/grub.
Network / WLAN
- If you want easier network configuration, use wicd instead of the gnome network manager (sudo aptitude install network-manager- network-manager-gnome- wicd+). You can start it with wicd-client -n. Or if you prefer console-based configuration, try wicd-curses.
Audio / Sound
- In order for the sound to work, add start-pulseaudio-x11 & to your -/.xinitrc file, add your user to the audio group and reboot. You can configure your sound devices using alsamixer.
- As a replacement for your usual audio player software, you can use herrie.